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Papers by Dr. Akalpita Tendulkar

IGI Global eBooks, Feb 18, 2022

The global population is increasing at a tremendous speed; thus, the demand for safe and secure f... more The global population is increasing at a tremendous speed; thus, the demand for safe and secure food to meet this population is in demand. Therefore, traditional farming methods are insufficient to meet this demand; thus, the next revolution in agriculture is required, which is Precision Agriculture (PA), the Fourth Agriculture Revolution. PA is a technology where the concept of farm management is based on observation, measuring, and responding to inter- and intra-field variability in crops. The technologies used for performing precision agriculture are mapping, global positioning system (GPS), yield monitoring and mapping, grid soil sampling application, variable-rate fertilizer application, remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS), quantifying on farm variability, soil variation, variability of soil water content, time and space scales, robots, drones, satellite imagery, the internet of things, smartphone, and machine learning. Hence, the current chapter will be emphasizing the overview, concepts, history, world interest, benefits, disadvantages, and precision farming needs.

Apple Academic Press eBooks, Apr 16, 2023

International Journal of Supply Chain Management, 2020

â€” Many researchers have studied inventory models for deteriorating items that become waste or o... more â€” Many researchers have studied inventory models for deteriorating items that become waste or obsolete such as electronic components, food items and fashion goods [1], but a lot depends on how supply chain managers categorize finished goods and apply manufacturing strategies to overcome slow moving inventory. Process industries excluding pharmaceuticals, account for â‚¬2750 billion in revenues globally and inventories make up 56.7% of working capital for these industries [2]. According to Chase [3], Cisco had to write-off $1.2 billion worth of inventory due to holding too much of an item in finished goods. Tesco UK has admitted it had generated 30,000 tonnes of food waste in the first 6 months of 2013 [4]. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has indicated that about 32 percent of different types of food produced globally is lost or wasted. Supply Chain Managers need to look specifically at how inventory is categorized as order volume used in ABC inven...

International Journal of Supply Chain Management, 2019

This research paper attempts to highlight the scarcity of articles published in the field of Sale... more This research paper attempts to highlight the scarcity of articles published in the field of Sales & Operations Planning (S& OP) in supply chain management. Literatures in leading journals are limited in the area of S & OP and there is a need to address this limitation to aid efforts to complement the demand planning process in smart industries.Â In 2010, it was recorded that only 15 papers were published and less than a handful of articles were written throughout the mid-2000s. Additionally, within these limited publications, topics have centered on structural components for operational processes rather than the demand planning or S & OP process. With the advent of big data, internet of things (IOT) and Industry 4.0, there is a need for more articles to be published to support full supply chain integration.

Medicinal plants are an amusing reservoir of therapeutic agent and nowadays pathogenic microorgan... more Medicinal plants are an amusing reservoir of therapeutic agent and nowadays pathogenic microorganisms are becoming resistant and altering themselves into multidrug safe strains because of use of aimless antibiotic numerous medication. Because of numerous microbes resistant lot of antibiotics are not much effective in the treatment of infection. To fight against these human pathogens there is a need of introduction of new antibiotics. In this study, antimicrobial activity of all extracts was observed by Agar well diffusion method and 96 well plate-microdilution method for their minimum inhibitory concentration. In Scoparia dulcis plant chloroform, ethyl acetate, acetone and methanol extract showed good zone of inhibition against B. subtilis, E. coli, Strep. group B, S. pyogene while Eclipta alba showed good zone of inhibition for methanol against B. subtilis, chloroform against C. albicans, chloroform, acetone and methanol against S. pyogene and hexane against Streptococcus Group B. ...

Journal of Wastes and Biomass Management, 2019

Community participation has a direct bearing on effective solid waste management. Investigation o... more Community participation has a direct bearing on effective solid waste management. Investigation on community attitude, perception and willingness towards solid waste management was carried out in Tiruvarur District. Households data was collected randomly based on their socioeconomic status using focus group discussion and structured interviews. On an average 63% of the households are willing to participate for the better management, 97.8% households are preferred daily collection and 82.5% of the households are preferred to segregate the waste into different bins; once the bins are provided by Government /Non-Government Organizations. The majority of the households about 71% are willing to use the recyclable products which they were using to carry vegetables, grains etc. from whole shops/markets, as they have aware about reduce, recycle and reuse (R3). Greater level of community engagement in reduction of waste at the source through campaigns in a scientific manner is needed.

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2012

The present research study investigates bioremediation potential of biostimulated microbial cultu... more The present research study investigates bioremediation potential of biostimulated microbial culture isolated from heavy metals waste disposal contaminated site located at Bhayander (east), Mumbai, India. The physicochemical and microbial characterization including heavy metal contaminants have been studied at waste disposal site. The microorganisms adapted at heavy metal-contaminated environment were isolated, cultured, and biostimulated in minimal salt medium under aerobic conditions in a designed and developed laboratory bioreactor. Heavy metals such as Fe, Cu, and Cd at a selected concentration of 25, 50, and 100 μg/ml were taken in bioreactor wherein biostimulated microbial culture was added for bioremediation of heavy metals under aerobic conditions. The remediation of heavy metals was studied at an interval of 24 h for a period of 21 days. The biostimulated microbial consortium has been found effective for remediation of Cd, Cu, and Fe at higher concentration, i.e., 100 mg/l up to 98.5%, 99.6%, and 100%, respectively. Fe being a micronutrient was remediated completely compared to Cu and Cd. During the bioaccumulation of heavy metals by microorganisms, environmental parameters such as pH, total alkalinity, electronic conductivity, biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, etc. were monitored and assessed. The pilot scale study would be applicable to remediate heavy metals from waste disposal contaminated site to clean up the environment.